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# masculine

«masculine» in Mova's school dictionary: **Having qualities that people traditionally think of as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (masculine); noun (the masculine – grammar)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Having qualities that people traditionally think of as typical of men or boys, such as a deep voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#m1)

2) Belonging to or suitable for men. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#m2)

3) (grammar) In languages like French, Spanish, German or Ukrainian, describing nouns and words of a class called «masculine»; in English, words like «he», «king», «actor» are masculine forms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in English and language lessons: in French «le livre» is masculine, «la table» feminine; in English, pairs like king/queen, prince/princess, actor/actress. In everyday talk «masculine» describes styles and qualities, but ideas of what is masculine change between cultures and times; boys and girls can like any colour or hobby. Opposite: «feminine». Phrases: «masculine noun», «masculine form».

### examples

- In French, «le soleil» is a masculine noun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x1)
- «Prince» is the masculine form of «princess». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x2)
- His voice became deeper and more masculine as he grew up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x3)
- The room was decorated in a masculine style with dark wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x4)
- In Spanish, most masculine nouns end in -o. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x5)
- Some people think pink isn't masculine, but anyone can wear pink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x6)
- «He» and «him» are masculine pronouns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/#x7)

### note

Opposite: «feminine». Neutral: «neuter» (grammar). Grammatical gender is not about real men or women: in German the word for a girl («Mädchen») is neuter. Careful with stereotypes: what counts as masculine is partly custom, not fact.

### In the corpora

- [noir is the masculine and noire the feminine; both sound "NWAR": un chien noir, une souris noire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/9-colours/16/)
- [After an amount French uses de: un kilo de pommes, une bouteille d'eau, un paquet de chips; kilo is masculine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/18-food-and-drink/12/)
- [Une personne is feminine even for a man, and un bébé is masculine even for a baby girl.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl/6/)
- [Before a vowel or a silent h, le and la become l': l'eau (feminine), l'arbre (masculine).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl/7/)
- [Most -age words are masculine, but la plage, la page, la cage and l'image are feminine exceptions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/38-olympiad-gender-pattern-puzzles/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «masculine» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masculine/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.